Crime and social norms

In this paper, we develop a general equilibrium model of crime. It is shown that law and norms are substitutes in achieving a stable equilibrium. Here we offer a new interpretation of different theories of social norms in the context of crime and deterrence. The law and economics theory is presented...

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Main Author: Garoupa, Nuno (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2018
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/15482
Country:Portugal
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